Category status · Live operating record

What's open.
What's in motion.
What's closed.

A live record of every category Apex tracks for the firm's current talent. Updated as conversations move forward and as positions get signed.

Open In discussion Closed Pre-excluded
Status
Open

Category is available for partnership conversations. No exclusive contract signed. CMO outreach welcomed.

Status
In discussion

Active partnership conversation underway with one or more brands. Category is not yet committed but is being actively shaped.

Status
Closed

Partnership signed within this category. No competing brand will be considered for the duration of the contract.

Status
Pre-excluded

Category will not be entered. Reasons include structural conflicts of interest, values alignment, or the firm's operating principles.

The current categories

Twelve tracked categories.
Most still open.

How status moves

Open to signed
in three to
six months.

Apex never holds a category artificially open by stalling conversations. If a category is in discussion, it is in discussion with one or two brands at most, and other interested parties are told that directly. Honesty is structurally cheaper than ambiguity.

"If your category shows Open here, that is the actual status. Not a marketing position. If it shows In Discussion, the conversation has already started, but it is not yet a contract. Both are useful information."
Danny Schuurman · Founder, Apex Partnerships & Advisory
If your category is open

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